PROGRAM 01
MYLES THATCHER WORLD PREMIERE
World Premiere: January 19, 2021—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
DANIELLE ROWE WORLD PREMIERE
World Premiere: January 19, 2021—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
SWIMMER
Composers: Shinji Eshima, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, and Gavin Bryars Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: David Finn Video Design: Kate Duhamel
World Premiere: April 10, 2015—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
PROGRAM 02
7 FOR EIGHT
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Costume Design: Sandra Woodall Lighting Design: David Finn
World Premiere: February 26, 2004—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
MARK MORRIS WORLD PREMIERE
World Premiere: January 21, 2021—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
ANIMA ANIMUS
Composer: Ezio Bosso Choreographer: David Dawson Scenic Design: John Otto Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Assistant to the Choreographer: Rebecca Gladstone
World Premiere: April 21, 2018—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
PROGRAM 03
LET’S BEGIN AT THE END
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman Choreographer: Dwight Rhoden Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols Costume Design: Christine Darch Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Assistant to the Choreographer: Clifford Williams
World Premiere: April 26, 2018—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
MRS. ROBINSON (WORLD PREMIERE)
Music Composed by: Terry Davies Choreographer: Cathy Marston Scenic and Costume Design: Patrick Kinmonth Scenario: Cathy Marston and Edward Kemp Lighting Design: Jim French Dramaturg: Edward Kemp Choreographic Collaborator: Jenny Tattersall World Premiere: February 16, 2021—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
THE SEASONS (SF BALLET PREMIERE)
Composer: Alexander Glazunov Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Staged by: Nancy Raffa Costume Design: Robert Perdziola Costume Design Assistant: Caitlin Rain Lighting Design: Mark Stanley
World Premiere: May 20, 2019—American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera House; New York, New York
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: February 16, 2021—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
The Seasons is a co-production with American Ballet Theatre.
PROGRAM 04
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Ballet in Two Acts and Six Scenes
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Sandra Jennings Additional Coaching by: Helgi Tomasson Scenic & Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli
World Premiere: January 17, 1962—New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama; New York, New York
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: March 12, 1985—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
PROGRAM 05
JEWELS A Ballet in Three Parts
Composer: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Elyse Borne and Sandra Jennings Additional Coaching by: Helgi Tomasson Costume Design: Karinska Lighting Design: Ronald Bates
World Premiere: April 13, 1967—New York City Ballet, New York State Theater; New York, New York
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: March 12, 2002—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
© The George Balanchine Trust
PROGRAM 06
SWAN LAKE Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II Choreography: after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Scenery and Costume Design: Jonathan Fensom Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Projection Design: Sven Ortel Hair, Wig and Make-Up Design: Michael Ward Assistant to Mr. Tomasson on this Production: Lola de Avila World Premiere: March 4, 1877—Bolshoi Theatre; Moscow, Russia Choreography by Julius Reisinger Petipa-Ivanov Production Premiere: February 8, 1895—Mariinsky Theatre; St. Petersburg, Russia San Francisco Ballet Premiere: September 27, 1940—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California Choreography by Willam Christensen Current San Francisco Ballet Production Premiere: February 21, 2009—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
PROGRAM 07
ROMEO & JULIET Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Scenery and Costume Design: Jens-Jacob Worsaae Lighting Design: Thomas R. Skelton Fight Scene Choreography: Martino Pistone in collaboration with Helgi Tomasson World Premiere: March 8, 1994—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California